Any Excuse

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Purple (Levels 19-20)
Year: c-two
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: School and community
Genre: Realistic fiction
Strategy/Skills: Sequencing, Making connections, Drawing conclusions
Page Count: 12
Reading Level: 19
Item Code: 200059
High Frequency Words: above, around, before, could, find, give, going, got, home, into, know, last, left, say, school, think, through

Reader Description

Sam has forgotten his homework. His friends think of excuses that become more and more unbelievable. In the end, he doesn't need an excuse at all.

After you have completed the Reader

Sam has forgotten his homework. All the children help him think up a good excuse. What excuse would you think up for Sam? Write the funniest excuse you can.

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